Matti posted the following on the Analog Heaven List. I asked him if I could put up a post and he gave me the ok along with a few more audio samples to put up. Thanks Matti! The Sunsyn is probably the one high priced synth I still really, really want. I was fortunate enough to play with one in person and I really liked the sound of it. What's interesting is it reminded me of the early Oberheim SEMs as well. That said here are some words and samples from Matti:
"In short, I love the Sunsyn. If I had to compare it to an another synthesizer, well... Like you all know, talking and writing about how one experiences sound isn't that easy, but I'll give it a shot.
IMHO, the Sunsyn has a little bit of that early discrete Oberheim sound, but the tonality also reminds me of some modular systems. I have never played an early Obie and I have only a little experience with modulars, so this is opinion is largely based on recordings and demos I've heard.
In general, the sound is clear, defined and very much "alive". It doesn't always sound very "vintage-ish", but the sound is 110% pure analogue (unless you use the RCOs). One thing that makes the sound comparisons a bit hard, is that the filter is very configurable. You can easily make different timbral variations (softer, harder) of the same sound just by tuning the individual filter poles. Here's a couple of softer, PWM Sunsyn sounds:
If you are thinking about buying a Sunsyn, I really recommend trying before buying. Although I really love the sound and interface, I know there are people who don't. Some people have even compared it to a VA. My main gripe with it is that it's very picky about the MIDI signal it's receiving. some controllers and sequencers just don't go too well with the sunsyn. Otherwise, I haven't had any problems with it. Not even with the multimode. For me, the price was totally worth it.
- Matti"
You can also grab the mp3s here.
Monday, October 22, 2007
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I did a demo for a review I did some time back - here:http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/_inc/sounds.cfm?synthid=961
ReplyDeleteI must say, it sounded great, but at the time the OS just was really not up to the job, I imagine that this is something that is fixed now, but it is really quite a remarkable synthesizer
Whoa, excellent demos. I've gotta say that synsync.mp3 sounds very much like the Andromeda; maybe a little more raw and open, but very similar.
ReplyDeleteHey that synth sounds Great!
ReplyDeleteDoubt I'll buy another Jomox product tho.
Their Xbase 999 interface has turned me off of the line. Sounds great for sure, but interface is completely incomprehensible to me. In fact, last night I tasked someone to 'figure it out and then get back to me with how to use it', because my time in this solar system is meant for better things.
Roll forward 3 years and I now own a Jomox Sunsyn. It's pretty good and has a better interface than the 999.
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